Chapter Summaries

Jiang Shuyue and the Zhou children turned Bai Yulan and Bai Rou’s confrontation into a public embarrassment, while Huahua revealed Bai Rou’s poor health and family troubles. Jiang Shuyue then resolved to protect her children’s health after learning that Zhou Luming secretly drank alcohol.

• Jiang Shuyue noticed Bai Rou’s crooked, wobbling wig and advised him to moderate his personal life, angering him as Bai Yulan pretended to endure the insult.
• Zhou Luming, Zhou Sesong, Zhou Shiye, and Yu Qing mocked the Bai siblings with pointed remarks, rapidly raising Jiang Shuyue’s Green Tea Points.
• Jiang Shuyue scolded the children for disrespecting their elders, while onlookers gossiped about Bai Yulan and Lan Ruoyue.
• Huahua revealed that Bai Rou suffered from hemorrhoids and poor health, and that his only son did not acknowledge him.
• Jiang Shuyue decided to make a health schedule for the children and promote the dangers of smoking and drinking after Huahua exposed Zhou Luming’s secret drinking.

After being murdered by He Yuege and Su Weian, He Nige woke up in the past and found Chi Sishui alive. Realizing how much he loved her, she flirted with him and asked him to marry her.

• He Yuege revealed that she and Su Weian had betrayed He Nige, then shot He Nige and Chi Sishui, killing them both.
• He Nige woke beside a healthy Chi Sishui, who accused her of trying to steal partnership documents for Su Weian.
• He Nige kissed Chi Sishui and clung to him, leaving him convinced she was acting for Su Weian.
• He Nige followed Chi Sishui into the bathroom and teased him, while he warned her to leave before he lost control.
• He Nige hugged Chi Sishui and asked him to marry her.

He Nige refused to give He Yuege and Su Weian the Chi Group documents and publicly declared that she wanted to marry Chi Sishui. Chi Sishui accepted her affection and stood with her against the pair.

• Chi Sishui mistook He Nige’s plan to deliver the partnership documents to He Yuege as proof that she was helping Su Weian, but He Nige asked him to give her a chance to explain.
• He Nige confronted He Yuege and Su Weian at the Chi family gate, ordered them to stop, and denied ever promising them the Chi Group documents.
• He Nige announced that she and Chi Sishui were getting married and said she loved him, then praised his looks, body, and affection for her.
• He Nige insulted Su Weian and rejected He Yuege’s claim that she liked him, while Chi Sishui called He Nige his fiancée and challenged Su Weian to attack her.

Jiang Shuyue’s confrontation with Bai Yulan and Bai Rou ended when Zhou Yunshen arrived and rejected Bai Yulan, then publicly showed his affection for Jiang Shuyue and their daughters. The chapter left Bai Yulan shocked by the family’s closeness.

• Jiang Shuyue planned to start a green tea training class, while Bai Yulan’s tearful appeal raised Jiang Shuyue’s green tea points to 80%.
• Bai Rou threatened Jiang Shuyue, but Zhou Yunshen arrived and stopped him with a cold challenge.
• Bai Yulan approached Zhou Yunshen as though they shared a close relationship, but he called her an impostor and ordered the guards to remove her.
• Zhou Yunshen’s guard knocked Bai Yulan’s maid unconscious, and Zhou Yunshen rejected Bai Yulan’s tearful claim that she was his Yulan.
• Zhou Yunshen embraced Jiang Shuyue, reassured her that he had no interest in Bai Yulan, and warmly praised Zhou Luming and Zhou Sesong.
• Bai Yulan realized that Zhou Luming and Zhou Sesong called Zhou Yunshen Daddy.

Zhou Yunshen defended Jiang Shuyue and the children after Bai Yulan tried to claim kinship, while Bai Rou threatened him on behalf of the Bai Family. Bai Zong arrived in a spectacular slide, and Huahua revealed his hidden past and private life, leaving Jiang Shuyue intrigued and sympathetic.

• Bai Yulan realized Zhou Shiye and the children were Zhou Yunshen’s family, then tried to win them over after previously mistreating them.
• Zhou Luming warned Zhou Yunshen that Bai Yulan seemed to be pretending to be kind to trick the children.
• Zhou Yunshen insulted Bai Yulan and warned her not to provoke people more powerful than herself.
• Bai Rou challenged Zhou Yunshen by invoking the Bai Family, but Bai Yulan stopped him and said she did not want to put Zhou Yunshen in a difficult position.
• Bai Zong rushed up in a sedan chair and slid onto his knees, while Huahua revealed his marriage, ambitions, and concealed attraction to men.

Bai Zong tried to smooth things over with Jiang Shuyue after realizing she knew his secrets, while his son Bai Rou kept escalating the conflict. Fearing the court's anger, Bai Zong forced Bai Rou to kneel and apologize to the Marchioness of Zhennan.

• Bai Zong stared at Jiang Shuyue in shock, and she privately mocked his age and appearance while Huahua explained his reaction.
• Bai Zong recognized Jiang Shuyue as the person his capital contacts had warned him not to offend and promised to bring his children to apologize.
• Bai Rou protested that Jiang Shuyue's side had bullied Bai Yulan, and Bai Zong slapped him for defying him.
• Bai Rou insulted Bai Zong and the Rongcheng City Lord's position, prompting Bai Zong to warn that his recklessness could endanger Rongcheng.
• Bai Zong slapped Bai Rou again, kicked him to his knees, and ordered him to apologize to the Marchioness of Zhennan.

Jiang Shuyue and Zhou Yunshen confronted Bai Zong and Bai Yulan, while Jiang Mother rebuked the Bai family and sent them away. The chapter ended with Madam Bai presenting Consort Shu with two boxes of pickled rotten eggs, whose smell delighted her.

• Jiang Shuyue discovered blood on her clothes, and Zhou Yunshen wiped it away while insulting Bai Zong as filthy.
• Huahua revealed that Bai Yulan had once poisoned tribute rouge intended for Princess Zhaohua, and Bai Zong panicked over her treasonous scheme.
• Zhou Yunshen criticized Bai Yulan, and Bai Zong scolded her and ordered her to stay home.
• Jiang Mother gently rebuked Bai Zong and sent him and his children away from the Jiang residence.
• Madam Bai presented Consort Shu with pickled rotten eggs, and Consort Shu eagerly shut the boxes after savoring their stench.

Huang Long ordered his subordinates to kill the woman who had deceived him and her relatives, while Bai Zong disciplined Bai Yulan and Bai Rou after their attack on Jiang Shuyue. The chapter ended with Bai Zong confronting Madam Bai over her secret meeting with Consort Shu and deciding to follow Zhou Yunshen's warning.

• Huang Long learned that the woman had deceived him and ordered his subordinates to make her brothers and sisters-in-law disappear.
• Bai Zong confined Bai Yulan and Bai Rou, warned them about the Liu Family's influence, and struck Bai Yulan when she claimed Jiang Shuyue had stolen Zhou Yunshen from her.
• Bai Zong revealed that Bai Yulan had poisoned Princess Zhaohua, shocking Bai Rou, and ordered both siblings to remain confined until the Empress Dowager's birthday.
• Madam Bai returned and confronted Bai Zong, who demanded to know why she had secretly met Consort Shu, the Fourth Prince's adoptive mother.
• Bai Zong condemned Madam Bai's attempt to use Consort Shu as a backer and resolved to heed Zhou Yunshen's warning to protect his household.

Bai Zong confined Madam Bai and the younger members of the Bai family after learning that Madam Bai had secretly visited Consort Shu. At the Jiang residence, Jiang An tried to win Jiang Shuyue over with a ruby necklace, but she suspected he was scheming and left with Zhou Yunshen; Huahua revealed why Jiang An’s breath smelled of rotten garlic.

• Bai Zong ordered the servants to confine Madam Bai, the young master, and the young lady at home until after the Empress Dowager’s birthday, then moved himself to a distant room.
• Jiang An returned to find Zhou Yunshen and the children at his residence and apologized for not welcoming the Marquis earlier.
• Jiang An gave Jiang Shuyue a ruby necklace and claimed he wanted to make up for what he owed her, while Huahua revealed that he had given Mei Niang a much larger gemstone and his green tea points had risen to 190%.
• Jiang Shuyue thanked Jiang An without accepting his implied overture, then left with Zhou Yunshen and the children.
• Huahua told Jiang Shuyue that Jiang An had fallen into rotten vegetable leaves after his horse was startled and had needed a rotten garlic clove removed from his throat.

Jiang Shuyue raised Green Tea Points by staging storytelling sessions and taking valuables from Jiang An, while Jiang Chen prepared to leave for the Military Selection. The chapter ended with Lord Lin’s secret history of chasing Jiang Chen through Lin Shuangshuang’s courtyard exposed to his wife.

• Jiang Shuyue and Zhou Yunshen discussed using Jiang An’s antiques to exchange for Heaven-Restoring Pills, and Zhou Yunshen promised to support Jiang Chen after the Military Selection.
• Jiang Shuyue took valuables from Jiang An’s study and bedroom, leaving him ill and unable to see Jiang Chen off.
• Jiang Shuyue’s storytelling sessions pushed her Green Tea Points past the 300% breakthrough threshold.
• Jiang Chen set out for the Military Selection with supplies for his fellow examinees and promised Lin Shuangshuang they would marry after he earned his rank.
• Huahua revealed that Lord Lin had often chased Jiang Chen through Lin Shuangshuang’s courtyard and later offered him marital advice, prompting Lord Lin’s wife to glare at him.

Jiang Shuyue tried to disguise a Heaven-Returning Pill as candied hawthorn for Yu Qing, but burned the sugar while cooking it. Yu Qing ate the bitter treat and rushed away with a sudden need to relieve himself, while Zhou Sesong tasted one and recoiled at its burnt flavor.

• Jiang Shuyue began making candied hawthorn to coax Yu Qing into taking the Heaven-Returning Pill, while Yu Qing and Zhou Sesong watched from nearby.
• Bai Zong brought Bai Rou to apologize and mistook Jiang Shuyue’s absence for a heavenly tribulation, so he offered her medicinal ingredients.
• Jiang Shuyue presented Yu Qing with a skewer of blackened candied hawthorn, and Yu Qing accepted it to honor her effort.
• After biting into the treat, Yu Qing felt the pill’s soothing effects and sprinted away to relieve himself.
• Zhou Sesong tried a candied hawthorn berry and found it bitter and burnt.

Bai Zong apologized to Jiang Shuyue and discovered that her leftover medicine could heal severe wounds almost instantly, warning Bai Rou never to offend her again. Days later, Jiang Chen and his family gathered to see the Military Selection results, and Lin Shuangshuang spotted Jiang Chen among the top three.

• Bai Zong brought Bai Rou to apologize to Jiang Shuyue and showed her his son's injured knees.
• Jiang Shuyue gave Bai Zong the remaining medicine, then fretted that he might stay for dinner and take some of the pigeons.
• Bai Zong used the medicine on Bai Rou's knee, watched it heal instantly, and warned his son to treat Jiang Shuyue with respect.
• Jiang An criticized Jiang Chen for bringing Lin Shuangshuang to wait for the results, but Lin Shuangshuang defended herself and took Jiang Chen's hand.
• The Military Selection results were posted, and Lin Shuangshuang pointed out Jiang Chen's name among the top three.

Jiang Chen took first place in the Military Selection, prompting the Lin Family to move his wedding with Lin Shuangshuang forward. As Jiang Shuyue prepared to join the bride’s family in collecting red envelopes, Lan Ruoyue began plotting against Jiang Chen’s title.

• Jiang Chen was named the Military Selection’s top honoree, while Liu Defa took second place and pledged friendship with him.
• Lord Lin announced that the Lin Family would hold Jiang Chen and Lin Shuangshuang’s wedding feast in seven days, and Jiang Shuyue asked Liu Defa to bring local ingredients for her cooking.
• Lan Ruoyue worried that Liu Defa had joined the Jiang Family Members and began planning to ruin Jiang Chen’s Martial Champion title.
• On the wedding day, Jiang Shuyue brought the three children and Yu Qing to the Lin Family to help block the door and collect red envelopes.
• Jiang Shuyue assigned Zhou Sesong, Zhou Shiye, and Zhou Luming roles in gathering and managing the red envelopes, while Yu Qing was left to enjoy the feast.

Jiang Chen arrived at the Lin Family to marry Shuangshuang, but Jiang Shuyue and the others turned the gate welcome into a chaotic scramble for gold and red envelopes. The wedding party prepared to carry the chests inside, with Shen Rufeng guarding the gold for Zhou Luming while the emperor laughed from across the street.

• Jiang Shuyue blocked Jiang Chen's path with household guards, then reconsidered after he revealed four chests filled with gold and gemstones.
• Jiang Shuyue and the crowd rushed to claim the treasure, while Zhou Sesong and Yu Qing carried a chest with Zhou Luming sitting on top.
• Zhou Luming called Shen Rufeng into a chest, and Jiang Shuyue squeezed in beside him and told him to protect the gold as Zhou Luming's future dowry.
• Liu Defa and the others scattered red envelopes, and Three Flowers snatched ten before Jiang Shuyue could reach them.
• The emperor laughed at the wedding party from a nearby building, and Zhou Yunshen teased him by offering to have a chest brought over for him.

Jiang Shuyue’s red-envelope schemes amused the wedding guests, while Huahua revealed that Lao Wang had spent years plotting against Lord Lin and Madam Lin. The Lin couple suppressed their anger until after their daughter’s wedding and began planning revenge for that night.

• The emperor and the other guests joked about Jiang Shuyue and Zhou Yunshen profiting from the Gold Beads, and Jiang Chen carried his bride out to the bridal sedan chair.
• Jiang Shuyue praised Lord Lin’s generosity after taking red envelopes, while Huahua explained that the money had come from Lord Lin’s private savings.
• Huahua revealed that Lao Wang had spread rumors about Madam Lin before her marriage and had since cheated Lord Lin and stirred conflict between the couple.
• Lord Lin and Madam Lin learned of Lao Wang’s schemes and agreed not to disrupt their daughter’s wedding, but planned to ambush him at the banquet that night.
• Jiang Shuyue felt a sudden chill and hurried after the others as Gold Beads fell from her clothes.

At Jiang Chen and Lin Shuangshuang’s wedding banquet, Jiang Chen had Jiang An drunk and sent to a guest room, where Jiang Liuli later humiliated him. Jiang Shuyue heard the gossip while dining, and the chapter ended with Huahua exposing Zeng Fan’s secret opera performances to the guests.

• The wedding procession went to the Liu Family residence, where Jiang Chen married Lin Shuangshuang and Jiang Mother gave the bride the Ancestral Jade Headdress.
• Jiang Chen plied Jiang An with drinks, then had servants drag him to a guest room while he arranged for Jiang Liuli to get there.
• Jiang Liuli slipped out carrying a fruit knife, stripped Jiang An, gagged him with his trousers, and hung him up with a big red flower.
• Jiang Shuyue and Zhou Yunshen heard Huahua describe Jiang An’s humiliation, and Jiang Shuyue’s appetite returned after she imagined Zhou Yunshen instead.
• Huahua revealed that Zeng Fan secretly performed opera despite his family’s objections, embarrassing Lord Zeng in front of the guests.

At Liu Family residence, Jiang Shuyue defended Zeng Fan’s opera performances, easing Lord Zeng’s shame and regret. After the wedding guests departed, Lord Lin and Madam Lin ambushed Lao Wang in an alley and beat him, then planned how to avoid suspicion.

• Jiang Shuyue and Huahua praised opera as a valuable tradition and defended Zeng Fan, prompting Lord Zeng to reconsider his prejudice toward his son.
• Zhou Yunshen and Jiang Shuyue left the wedding feast, and the other guests followed as the Liu Family residence quieted.
• Lao Wang’s carriage stopped in a dark alley, where Lord Lin pulled a sack over his head and beat him for his insults and grievances.
• Madam Lin took the club from Lord Lin and joined in beating Lao Wang until Three Flowers signaled them to stop.
• Lord Lin and Madam Lin discussed covering their tracks and planned to have Lord Lin leave the capital so they could avoid suspicion when the Wang Family sought help.

Jiang Shuyue and Zhou Yunshen lounged in the courtyard while Huahua revealed how Lord Wang's beating led to his wife leaving him for Old Lao Wang. The chapter ended with Zhou Yunshen pulling Jiang Shuyue close, only for Huahua to point out that he could not kiss her from behind.

• Madam Lin gave the Wang Family medicine and silver but secretly told people to dismiss their pleas for help finding Lord Wang's attacker.
• Huahua told Jiang Shuyue that Madam Wang had left Lord Wang for Old Lao Wang, taking a thousand taels of silver after his injuries left him unable to perform.
• Huahua explained that Madam Wang had endured years of Lord Wang's neglect and insults, and that Old Lao Wang's sons could care for him without exposing the couple.
• Jiang Shuyue wondered aloud about Lord Wang's performance and compared it with Zhou Yunshen's, making Zhou Yunshen feel smug and curious.
• Zhou Yunshen pulled Jiang Shuyue into his embrace and moved in to kiss her, but Huahua pointed out that his position behind her made a kiss impossible.

Jiang Shuyue attended the Empress Dowager’s birthday banquet after being dragged out of bed before dawn and sleeping through the journey to the palace. There, she recognized Jiang Huayue as a future enemy connected to her grandfather’s downfall and insulted her.

• Little Peach fed Jiang Shuyue cakes and helped her dress for the banquet while she complained about the early start.
• Jiang Shuyue fell asleep while walking, so Zhou Yunshen carried her to the carriage and let her sleep on his legs as they waited in the palace entrance queue.
• Jiang Shuyue woke after the carriage reached the palace and met Jiang Huayue, whom Huahua identified as Liu Cheng’s lover and a future spy who would harm Jiang Shuyue’s family.
• Jiang Shuyue recognized Jiang Huayue from the book and mocked her name, asking whose wife she was.

At the Empress Dowager’s birthday celebration, Jiang Huayue tried to claim kinship with Jiang Shuyue, but Chu Xin'er and another noblewoman exposed her uncertain status as Liu Cheng’s concubine. Jiang Shuyue left for the inner courtyard, where Huahua revealed Noble Lady Xin’s rowdy habits, while the emperor unexpectedly sneezed as he dressed.

• Jiang Huayue claimed that her husband, Liu Cheng, had a longstanding connection to Jiang Shuyue’s family and said she had come to pay her respects.
• Chu Xin'er and another noblewoman questioned Jiang Huayue about why Liu Cheng had brought her instead of his principal wife, leaving her flustered.
• Jiang Huayue clung to Jiang Shuyue and called her younger sister, but Jiang Shuyue pulled away and denied being related to her.
• A palace maid invited Jiang Huayue aside while Jiang Shuyue entered the inner courtyard with Chu Xin'er.
• Huahua told Jiang Shuyue that Noble Lady Xin secretly drank and gambled on palace gossip, and the emperor sneezed while putting on his crown.